Scope for 700?

This is a discussion on Scope for 700? within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; I picked up a 700 in .300 win mag. Can anyone recommend a decent scope. Looking for a budget of 300 or less. Will be ...

I really like my Redfield Revolution 4-12x40 scope that I have on my .308.

They are made by Leupold now, at Leupold's factory, and mine has held up fine to the .308 recoil, and is good enough for me to shoot MOA groups with it.

Including rings and mount should still keep you under $300, but if you are looking for tacti-cool features, this scope is slighlty lacking. But it does have a Bullet Drop Reticle, and one cartridge group for that includes .300 Win Mag.

In April of 2008 Leupold & Stevens, Inc. purchased the brand name Redfield and all the intellectual property associated with Redfield Optics. Leupold & Stevens, Inc. is a market leading American-owned and operated optics company.

Redfield is a brand of Leupold & Stevens, Inc., the most prominent American owned and operated optics company. Visit leupold.com to learn more about quality Leupold products available for hunters, shooters, wildlife observers and tactical groups.

The Redfields are now made in the same Beaverton, Oregon plant too. From the way I understand it, Leupold brought back the Redfield brand, intending for it to be a good, quality American made entry level scope line.

Dollars aside, I have a 3-9X Bushnell on my Rem 700 .30-06. It's been dropped, fallen over, dragged across rocks and through bushes, rained upon and muddied. Yet over 25 years later, it still produces 1" groups at 100 yards at the range. I'm not sure if that's a testiment to the scope, the rifle or both. Better scopes out there? Sure, but the inexpensive Bushnell has never missed when called upon.

I was trying to convince SWMBO that I really needed a Remy in 300win mag. She wasn't seeing things my way though.

I have to say that the Nikon Prostaff I just put on my wife's .22 plinker, though not what you want for 300yds appears to be a very high quality/$ scope.

I just got one of the Millett LRS1 scopes and it had to go back to Bushnell out of the box because the focus adjustment was inop.

Yep. It was me. Got it yesterday.

Didn't take much for me. Girlfriend said quit buying guns. I told her I will stop after buying 3 more. It was agreed. Although I bought 2 yesterday... Hopefully she loses count. Or I will switch to ammo and accessories for a bit.

I know it doesn't make you feel any better, but it is an awesome gun. Can't wait to get this thing out to grand river.

Good scope with good light transmission, in fact, some of the Nikons are better than some of the Leupolds.

Not as expensive, but well worth it.

The post above is from a man who knows what he is talking about. I started with a budget Nikon Prostaff on my M&P 15-22, then I realized that it held zero and had decent brightness and clarity. So then I figured I would test this so called budget scope on an AR and AK, guess what? She worked like a charm. So recently I just got a Remington 700 30-06 and put on a Nikon Monarch 2.5X10X42 and I have to say that is the best scope I have seen for under 500.00.

The best scopes for the money are the Nikon Monarchs. They are at the top end of your price range but the high light transmission, clarity, and warranty make up for the price. This website SWFA Riflescopes has a good deal on a used scope. It is a 2.5 x 10 x 42 which would give your new, flat-shooting rifle some legs. You can find new scopes on eBay for reasonable prices. I own 2 Nikon Monarchs, 1 on a .270 and the other on a 30-.06, and I am always impressed by their performance under hunting conditions. A rule of thumb is always buy enough scope for the gun. Good luck!